Peace Symbol

A number of peace symbols have been used many ways in various cultures and contexts. The dove and olive branch were used symbolically by Jews and early Christians and then eventually became a secular peace symbol, popularized by Pablo Picasso after the Second World War. In the 1950s the "peace sign", as it is known today, was designed as the logo for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and adopted by anti-war and counterculture activists in the United States and elsewhere. The V hand signal and the peace flag also became international peace symbols.

… is seeking a symbol.” Here, then, are some of the more popular entries. This one evokes a recent Time magazine cover: Post by Kacey Wong. Merging an umbrella with the peace symbol is as understated as it is powerful: Post by Kacey Wong. The hand-drawn touch gives this one a DIY, grassroots feel: Post by Kacey Wong. The allusion…